`Narnia' rules box office

LOS ANGELES — "The Chronicles of Narnia" snatched the box office crown from "King Kong" during another fierce four-day holiday battle for the top spot.

"Narnia" took in an estimated $32.8 million from Friday through Monday, nudging Universal's "King Kong" out of the No. 1 spot and into second with a New Year's weekend gross of $31.6 million.

"King Kong" was No. 1 during the Christmas holiday with a four-day take of $33.3 million; "Narnia" was No. 2 with $31.7 million.

For the New Year's weekend, "Fun With Dick and Jane" was in third place with $21 million, followed by "Cheaper by the Dozen 2" with $19.3 million. "Rumor Has It" was fifth with $11.6 million; "The Family Stone" was sixth with $10.2 million; "Memoirs of a Geisha" seventh, with $10 million; "The Ringer" was eighth with $8 million; and "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire" was ninth with $7.5 million. Steven Spielberg's "Munich" rounded out the Top 10 with $6.1 million.

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